Lebron James scored 32 points and finished one assist shy of a triple-double and Dwyane Wade added 27 points as the Miami Heat rallied to beat the Dallas Mavericks 119-109 in overtime.

Chris Bosh also scored 17 for Miami, which extended its NBA Eastern Conference-leading record to 22-8 on Wednesday.

The Heat trailed by 12 in the opening minutes, and then dug their way out of a six-point hole in the final 3:02 of regulation. James had 12 rebounds and nine assists. O.J. Mayo scored 30 and Dirk Nowitzki, still working his way back from knee surgery, added 19 in 29 minutes for the Mavericks, who fell to 0-6 in overtime this season.

The Houston Rockets defeated the New Orleans Hornets 104-92, with James Harden leading the team in scoring for the 14th straight game in which he's played. Harden had 31 points and seven assists for the Rockets, who outscored New Orleans 60-28 in the paint.

Ryan Anderson had 18 points and Greivis Vasquez had 15 points and 14 assists for New Orleans, which lost for the 14th time in the last 16 games.

The struggling Brooklyn Nets ended Oklahoma City's 12-game home winning streak with a 110-93 victory in a game featuring the first ejection of Kevin Durant's career.

Joe Johnson scored a season-high 33 points and Deron Williams added 19 points and 13 assists for the Nets, who fired coach Avery Johnson last month and were coming off a 31-point defeat to San Antonio on Monday.

The Nets squandered a 23-point lead and allowed Oklahoma City to tie it at 85 before going on a 23-8 run to retake control of the game. Durant was ejected near the end of the run for arguing with the referee over a technical foul.

Durant scored 27 points and Russell Westbrook had 26 points and 10 assists for Oklahoma City, which lost for only the third time at home this season.

The Golden State Warriors handed the Los Angeles Clippers their second straight defeat, 115-94, following the Clippers' franchise-record 17-game winning streak.

In Boston, Mike Conley had 23 points and nine assists to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 93-83 win over the Celtics. San Antonio withstood a second-half rally to beat Milwaukee 117-110 on the road. Tim Duncan had 28 points.

Also, Toronto routed the Trail Blazers 102-79, and the Pacers edged the NBA-worst Washington Wizards 89-81.

The Chicago Bulls got a season-high 31 points and 11 rebounds from Carlos Boozer to beat Orlando, 96-94.

Sacramento beat Cleveland 97-94 for its second road win of the season and Utah easily defeated Minnesota 106-84.

The Phoenix Suns also ended a six-game losing streak with a 95-89 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

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